🍭 About the Event
POP.culture is engineering the ultimate sugar rush! Join us for The Sweetest Sunday—a whimsical, high-energy dessert festival activating at Queen Park Social.
We’re curating a massive, family-friendly lineup of local confectioners, bakers, and creators to transform your Sunday into a bustling showcase of CLT's best treats. Expect a highly interactive vibe featuring everything from decadent pastries to vegan, gluten-free, and pet-friendly delights.
Join us for an immersive afternoon featuring:
✔️ A Curated Dessert Market: Showcasing sweet, savory, and entirely local treats.
✔️ Next-Level Activations: Interactive photo ops and vibrant, immersive decor.
✔️ Social Gaming: Hit the lanes for bowling, shuffleboard, and classic arcade games.
✔️ Retail Therapy: Shop exclusive goods from trending local makers.
📅 When: Sunday, September 20th, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM 📍 Where: Queen Park Social, 4125 Yancey Rd, Charlotte, NC
🎟️ Vendor Details & Fees
Vendor Fees
Dessert & Small Business Vendors: $55
Corporate / Brand Activations: $100
Boosted Featured Social Post: +$10
Vendor Requirements & Amenities
Setup: Vendors must provide their own tent, table, and chairs.
Utilities: Water and electric hookups are NOT available.
Setting: Placements may be curated indoors or outdoors.
Exclusivity: One business per space (we do not allow shared booths).
❌ Restricted Vendors: Alcoholic beverage vendors will not be accepted (Queen Park Social manages all beverage sales).
Payment Terms
Invoices must be paid within 48 hours of receipt.
Non-payment results in immediate removal and replacement from the waitlist.
Rain or shine—we activate regardless of the weather.
🚀 Audience & Marketing
Local is #Trending, and we know how to drive the crowd. Our POP.culture events are heavily marketed across the Charlotte Metro. We deploy a dynamic promotional mix designed to maximize local visibility, including geo-targeted digital ads, strategic email campaigns, and high-engagement social media pushes.
Vendor fees directly fuel the event’s success by supporting:
✔️ Aggressive event marketing & digital outreach
✔️ Flawless on-site operations & logistics
🎳 Venue Information
Queen Park Social More than just a venue, Queen Park Social is an experience. Located in the heart of the booming LoSo neighborhood, it provides a bustling, high-energy atmosphere with massive foot traffic. Offering casual bites, creative drinks, and classic games like bowling and shuffleboard, it’s the perfect backdrop for our vendors to connect with an engaged weekend crowd.
📋 Guidelines & Application Process
Submission of this application does not guarantee participation. We carefully curate our vendor list to ensure the best possible experience for our attendees and partners. Once your form is submitted, you will receive future event opportunities via email (please check your spam folder for updates).
Vendor Refund Policy All vendor fees are strictly non-refundable. Your commitment directly funds the marketing, advertising, and operational logistics required to engineer a top-tier event experience for everyone involved.